Introduction: Veterans have high rates of chronic pain and long-term opioid therapy (LTOT). Understanding predictors of discontinuation from LTOT will clarify the risks for opioid abuse and dependence among veterans, and ...

Introduction: Veterans have high rates of chronic pain and long-term opioid therapy (LTOT). Understanding predictors of discontinuation from LTOT will clarify the risks for opioid abuse and dependence among veterans, and ...

Objective: The clinical effectiveness of a novel non-opioid and benzodiazepine-free protocol was compared to a standardized buprenorphine/naloxone (bup/nx) taper protocol for opioid detoxification and transition to subsequent ...

Advanced registered nurse practitioners (NPs) have been directly reimbursed for providing health care services to injured workers within the Washington State workers' compensation system for many years. However, prior to ...

<underline>Background:</underline> Seattle Children's Hospital has seen a 5-fold increase in the number of internationally adopted children who present with cleft lip and/or palate over the past 15 years. Many of these ...

Background: Palliative care is important in the intensive care unit (ICU) but specific indicators of quality palliative care are not yet well understood. Objective: To identify palliative care quality indicators that are ...

<bold>Background</bold>: The U.S. FDA recommends against using benzocaine for oral pain in children younger than two years because of the risk of methemoglobinemia. The purpose of this study is to characterize parents' use ...

<bold>Background</bold>: The U.S. FDA recommends against using benzocaine for oral pain in children younger than two years because of the risk of methemoglobinemia. The purpose of this study is to characterize parents' use ...

<bold>Background</bold>: The U.S. FDA recommends against using benzocaine for oral pain in children younger than two years because of the risk of methemoglobinemia. The purpose of this study is to characterize parents' use ...

Background: Although practice facilitation is a promising strategy for practice improvement in primary care, less is known about whether facilitated interventions improve care from the patient perspective. We examined the ...

Background: Although practice facilitation is a promising strategy for practice improvement in primary care, less is known about whether facilitated interventions improve care from the patient perspective. We examined the ...

Originally described in 1967 as a central source of a medical record for children with special health care needs, the "medical home" is now being tested on a national scale as a model of primary care delivery for children ...

Perioperative hyperglycemia occurs frequently among patients with and without diabetes and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to describe perioperative hyperglycemia and to ...

Perioperative hyperglycemia occurs frequently among patients with and without diabetes and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to describe perioperative hyperglycemia and to ...

BACKGROUND: As immigrants' length of residence in the U.S. increases, it is unclear how their levels of physical activity change. Vehicle ownership may play a role by discouraging active transportation. METHODS: Using data ...

<underline>Context</underline>: Older adults with diabetes are at increased risk of periodontal disease and poor dentition, which may affect overall health, functional status and quality of life. <underline>Objective</underline>: ...

<bold>Introduction:</bold> The rapid adoption of smartphones and the increasing prevalence of diabetes have led to the growing interest in use of mobile devices to support diabetes self-management. In my dissertation, I ...

Hispanic women represent the only racial/ethnic group in the United States (US) for which breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer deaths. Despite the availability of tools to assess ...